TAQUERIA DON JULIO
3066 COLLEGE AVE
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 3/5/2025
High Priority
3
Intermediate
3
Basic
13
Total
19
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine.
- 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured. **Repeat Violation**
- 32-12-6:Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. In employee restroom. **Repeat Violation**
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drinks on drink on prep table.
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee food with avocados.
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Cups wet nesting near register. **Repeat Violation**
- 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door. **Repeat Violation**
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Pork on floor in walk in cooler. Employee removed at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
- 10-06-5:Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Knife handle in cut lettuce.
- 14-33-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Reach in cooler shelves rusted. **Repeat Violation**
- 25-02-4:Basic - Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched. Plastic forks and spoons not all facing the same direction. **Repeat Violation**
- 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. **Repeat Violation**
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth on counter.
- 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Rice in grocery bag.
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 2/1/2025
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Window cleaner next to soda boxes.
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Multiple food items not date marked in reach in cooler and walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
- 53B-14-5:Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Two food handler certifications expired. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle near grill not labeled.
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/5/2025 revealed 19 total violations (3 high priority, 3 intermediate, 13 basic).
Inspection on 9/5/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
5
Basic
11
Total
17
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Portion cup in seasonings in dry storage. **Repeat Violation**
- 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured. Next to dry storage.
- 36-03-4:Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Cove molding in disrepair near prep sink.
- 32-12-5:Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. No covered trash can in women's restroom.
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board next to walk in cooler.
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Cups wet nesting near register.
- 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door.
- 14-33-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Reach in cooler shelves rusted next to slicer.
- 25-02-4:Basic - Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched. Plastic knives not all facing the same direction near register. **Repeat Violation**
- 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk in cooler shelves rusted.
- 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
- 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Employee medicine above slicer.
- 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Half and half not date marked in reach in cooler near register. **Corrected On-Site**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board next to walk in cooler.
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap at handwash sinks in kitchen.
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Beef in reach in cooler not date marked. **Repeat Violation**
- 53B-14-5:Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Two food handler certifications expired.
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/5/2024 revealed 17 total violations (1 high priority, 5 intermediate, 11 basic).